GLAN-PADIDU NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 7-ENGLISH

QUARTER 1 MODULE 3 :Direct and Reported Speech

COMPETENCY CODES:

 EN7G-III-e-3

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW?

Hello my dear student, nice to be with you again. I hope you’re having a good
day. By the way, this is Ma’am Jennylyn your companion to a self-taught module.
This will help you learn the basic competencies expected for each quarter.This is
your Lesson for Module 3, Quarter 1.
Congratulations for successfully completing your previous lesson. Let’s get
ready for more exciting learning journey.

In this module, you will learn to:

 Use direct and reported speech appropriately in varied context;and

 Change sentences from direct speech to indirect speech and vice versa.

WHAT I KNOW?

Study the following pictures. Tell what the person in each picture says.

“I can’t practice
today. “

1.

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 “Life is a mixture of
sunshine and rain.”

2.

“ We eat to live, but

we don’t live to eat.”

3.

“Prayer is good, but

prayer with good
deeds are better.”

4.

“A good friend is he
who speaks well
behind our backs.”

5.

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B. Match the statement in column A to Column B. Write your answer on the
space provided.

A B

____6. “Please tell me what is wrong?”, a. The man moaned that

the little boy said. he was unwell.

____7. The man said, “I am unwell.” b. The boy said that he

had finished his work.

____8. “I’ve finished my work,” said the boy. c. The girl told her mom
that she wanted to
change her job.

____9. “Mom I want to change my job,” tell the girl. d. The lady explained that
she had spoken to the nurse.

____10. The lady said,” I have spoken to the nurse”. e. The little boy demanded to tell
him what was wrong.

C. Report the direct statements below.

11. The Ana said, “ I will bake chiffon cake tomorrow.”

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12. Dianne reacted, “I will not pay the electricity bill this month.”

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13. The teacher demanded, “You should study your spelling words every night.”

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14. The referee said, “ The time is over.”

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15. He said, “I am going out.”

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 WHAT’S IN?

Well done my friend and congratulations for the job well done! Were you able
to answer all items correctly? If not, you have nothing to worry because I will help
you get through all the lessons with less difficulty.
Let’s us examine what you have learned in your previous lesson in
direct and reported speech
Let’s Try!
Write what the child said.

I live in Glan-Padidu. It is
really a beautiful place.

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The farmer said WHAT’S NEW?

that they hauled
the ipil trees.
He Said What? Analyze the speeches of Cherry and Apple below.

CHERRY APPLE

“ I dreamt I was The woman said that

soaring in the sky” the she dreamt she was
woman said. soaring in the sky.

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What do you observe about the speeches?

How are the lines of Cherry presented?

How are the lines of Apple presented?

Which of the character used Direct Speech?

Which of the character used Indirect/Reported Speech?

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 WHAT IS IT?

This is Good to Know!

 Direct speech is a sentence that gives a statement or through in its original

according to how the original speaker said it.

Example/s:

“He planted rice in our land,” replied pare Crispin.

“Many men like to borrow rice from me.” Mang Cesar said.

 Reported/Indirect speech is a sentence that expresses the content of a

statement without quoting just like what is done in direct speech.

Example/s:

Pare Crispin replied that he planted rice in their land.

Mang Cesar said that many men like to borrow rice from him.

 To change a direct speech to a reported speech and vice versa, you need to
take note of the following important details:

Tense of the verb ?(is it in past tense or present tense?)

Pronouns ( Do you need to change pronouns like “I” to “he/she”?)

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To better understand analyze the following sentences:

Source: https://www.wallstreetenglish.com/

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Let’s Try!

Change these statements to reported speech.

a. Billy says, “ I am enjoying my work.”

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.

b. Bino remarks, “I like my work as a messenger.”

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.

Change these statements to direct speech.

a. Ana said that she was suffering from stomach ache.

______________________________________________________________
.

b. Mang Cardo stated that the rice was ready for harvesting.

______________________________________________________________
.

WHAT’S MORE?

Report the following dialogues.

Mike: "What are you doing here, Liz? I haven't seen you since June."
Liz: "I've just come back from my holiday in Ireland."
Mike: "Did you enjoy it?"
Liz: "I love Ireland. And the Irish people were so friendly."
Mike: "Did you go to the Wicklow Mountains?"
Liz: "It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything
tomorrow?"
Mike: "I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight."
Liz: "You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?"
Mike: " I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?"

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Fill in the blanks to complete the reported dialogues.

Mike asked Liz ____________________________________and he said he had not

seen her since June.

Liz explained that _______________________________________ her holiday in

Ireland.

Mike wondered if ________________________________________ it.

Liz told him that she ________________ Ireland. And that the people were so
friendly.

Mike wanted to know if she had _______________ to the Wicklow Mountains.

Liz said that it was her first trip and that she ________________________________
some pictures.

And then she asked him if he_____________________ anything the next day.

Mike explained that he _________________________ a couple of things.

But he added that _____________ free at night.

Liz suggested that ____________________to her place and asked him what time
they ____________________________________.

Mike said he would be there at eight and then he asked if it was all right?

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED?

In this lesson, I have learned that Direct speech

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Indirect/Reported speech
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WHAT I CAN DO?

In real life situation, there are people who really do good things. Choose and
draw someone from your community who has shown the value of responding to
needs of others. Make a short explanation of your drawing. Be reminded to use
direct and/or reported speech in your explanation. You may state some of his/her
famous lines. Use the space below for your drawing.

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ASSESSMENT

A. Fill in the blanks to correctly report what these people said.

1.

"We are getting married this afternoon!"

They said that they ________________________________________ this

afternoon.

2. 

"My children gave me a tie for Father's Day."

He said _______________ children gave _________________ a tie for Father's

Day.

3. 

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"I have been standing here waiting for the elevator for ages!"

He said he had been standing _______________ waiting for the elevator for ages.

4. 

"You don't understand!"

He said _______________ didn't understand.

5. 

"I have been working on my project for two weeks."

She said she had been working on ________________ project for two weeks.

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B. Change the direct speech to reported speech and vice versa.

6. Mang Cesar said, “I brought five basket of mangoes”

___________________________________________________________________.

7. Harold said that he already fed Jacob.

___________________________________________________________________.

8. Crispin’s wife reported, “ Five men stole the horses.”

___________________________________________________________________.

9. “He prepares delicious food every weekend”, “ Joana stated.

___________________________________________________________________.

10. The children mentioned that they played in farm yesterday.

___________________________________________________________________.

C. Match the statement in column A to Column B.

A B

11. Janice said that her favorite color is blue. a. “ I got a promotion”,
Pamela tells me.

12. Frank shouted that he wanted b. The man said, “ I left my

to get down quickly. wife two years ago.

13. The man said he left his wife two years ago. c. Janice said, “ My
favorite color is blue.”

14. Jane said that she was really busy. d. Frank shouted, “I
want to get down quickly.

15. Pamela told me that she got a promotion. e. “ I am really busy”, Jane
said.

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 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

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ANSWER KEY

JUAN DELA CRUZ

Assessment

1. They said they were getting married that afternoon.

2. He said his children gave him a tie for Father's Day.

3. He said he had been standing there waiting for the elevator for ages.

4. He said I didn't understand.

5. She said she had been working on her project for two weeks.

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